Aging in Place

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We hope you have found this Aging In Place Planning Workbook helpful. The content was compiled and adapted by the New River Valley Aging In Community Leadership Team based in Virginia. First formed in 2011, this group is dedicated to creating lifespan friendly communities, and is made up of individuals from agencies and organizations across the New River Valley region, including: Wendy Baldwin , Community Member and Aging Advocate, AARP Blacksburg Chapter, Member Dawn Barnes , Senior Extension Agent - Family & Consumer Sciences, VA Cooperative Extension Carol Davis , Sustainability Manager, Town of Blacksburg Jeff Dinger , Special Projects Coordinator, Giles County Administration Jim Drader , Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity of the New River Valley Casey Edmonds , Program Coordinator for Homeless & Housing Programs, New River Community Action Shannon Hammons , Assistant Director of Cornerstone Alumni Engagement, Virginia Tech Ashley Hash, Community Health Improvement Program Manager, Carilion Clinic Pat Hyer, Community Member and Aging Advocate, Lifelong Learning Institute of Virginia Tech and Blacksburg AARP Brian Jacks , State Associate Director, AARP Virginia Anne McClung , Town of Blacksburg Planning & Building Director (retired) Jerry Niles, Community Member and Aging Advocate, Lifelong Learning Institute of Virginia Tech and Blacksburg AARP Ray Parks , Executive Director, New River Valley Area Agency on Aging on Aging/Senior Services Leslie Pendleton , AARP Virginia Community Ambassador and Southwest Team Volunteer Training Liaison Pam Ray, DVM, MBA, MPH, SW Deputy Regional Epidemiologist, Virginia Department of Health Sandra Reynolds, Community Member and Aging Advocate, Lifelong Learning Institute of Virginia Tech Carlisle Shealy , Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Director, Center for Gerontology at Virginia Tech and Extension Specialist with Virginia Cooperative Extension Ellen Stewart, Housing & Community Development Grants Coordinator, Town of Blacksburg/ New River Valley Home Consortium Kim Thurlow, Housing & Community Development Initiatives Manager, Town of Blacksburg

Jennifer Wilsie, Senior Planner, New River Valley Regional Commission Jessica Wirgau , CEO, Community Foundation of the New River Valley

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Aging in Place: Your Home, Your Community, Your Choice